Hose reel



June3o,1931. y ESVADE 1,812,065

` HOSE REEL Filed Dec. 11. 1928 v f wmmto@ 5% 5ta de Patented June ,30,r 1 931 i I UNITE STATES.

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I HosEREELM Appic'atioiiinea `December',11,7 1928. seriaiNoQs'zaais.

` invention lrelates to 'hose reels for 'the handling `of garden and lawn hose; v. Thede.-

vice consists primarily vof a frame, a hose reel ydisposed .Within the.-frame,vv ith means asso# ciated, With tliereel andthe frame for lthe selective vmeansfork reeling the hose ,about the *hosel reel.A The hose may loeV automatically reeled upon the hose reel. Means b eingprof vided lWithin the g associated lelements"` for raising the hos'efreel and ma'intaining'the saniefin locked yposition,relatiye to the supportingjeleme'nts after the reeling has been completed. g

' One ofthe'objectsjof invention is to provide .simple '-andf efficient means for'l the vautomatic reeling ofthe hoseiipon the reel tures of construction and comhinationfof by the rolling of the reel inalignmjent with the hose, the same being acc-omplishedrby-sfupporting Wheels disposed "infalignment with drums' disposed leip'ontherhosereel.y e e A further obj ect of my new and improved device consists in providing' ak si-mplelocking means for maintaining'the hose reel relativejly fixed' upon the frame, when the hose has been Wound lupo-n the reel,"o1j during the Winding or lunwindmg operation.

A further objectv vofv my invention icoiisists -in providing simple and efficient means to permit theffreevrotation ofthe reel relative to t-hesup'porting, associated elements to facilitate the Withdrawal of the hose' from Athe reel ,orf the Winding ofthe hose upon the u reel -Withthel supporting` frame, dispesed in 'an uprightposition.v f

relatively long yperiod with 'a "minimum of adjustment and repair.:

With these and incidentalohjectslin viewv,

the l invention consists'. in ,certain novel feaparts, the essential elements ofvvhich are set forth in the appended claims, and a preferredform offembodiment of Which ishereinafter' shown with referenceto the drawings Which accompany and form a part ofthis specification. y Y i t Inthe drawings:y Fig. 1 is a perspective, side view ofthe .ment.

A 2further object of my Yinvention?.residesA 11n a relatively cheap constructionniade,of` 'few parts-andv one that may be used over a assembled device, illustrating the ho'sereel` locked from rotation'and in an elevated posi# A tion Wit-hin theframe.V

v.vationfof the supporting frame illustrating Ythe drivingand driven vWheels yin engage-4 ,3 is a device shown reeling thehose upon or off of the reel, Y

F1g.;4l-` is a side elevation of the vassembled the'supporting device to prevent the rotation of the reel, in eitherrdirection, relative `to the i ,supporting elements.'

Fig.5 is a"`frag1nentary, elevation, the assembled device, illustrating" the hose. reel in positionffor manual-Windifgjor un- Winding of the'ih'ose from thereel. A,

Lillie referencev 1 characters," refer@` to" like parts throughout the several views. l I preferably makemy device of tivofside FigQ is a fragmentary, sectional,side ele- 7 o 65 v sideelevationjof the assembled i l in position for automatically` '60 device, illustrating the device in position tov v l o place the hose reel-inlocked engagement WithY J frame members l vandv 2, having -a plurality I of spreader bars 3,-4f'and disposed therebetween for affording rigidity yto the side frame membersjand to Vact asfhandlengaging i handles for-the user ofthe "device/1 The lowest nl of the bars actsv to prevent the rotation of the: reel. Stulo shafts 6, `are disposed the lowerj' trated'lat 8, 9,10 andl1,jand having crossb'ars 12, disposed ftherehettveen; fonacting as Y spreaders for the side ivall members and'to compose the supporting: elements fori'fhel hose to' be Wound tliereabo-ut. 14A drum i'sdisposed adjacent the inner surfacefof the side frame.

members Thefcrossbars'ahutf'yvhichijtlie hose is yto 'be Wound should he solspacedtliat a veel Of a larger" diameter thaithatfthe Wheels'l'is formed'so,thattliehosereelldrum i "formed by the cross bars fvvillflbetrotatedat e ammi" PeripheralSpfidthan tlatof'the `wheels.l j The reason forse doing 'is tocom- "m9 pensate for any uneven alignment that occurs in the hose to be reeled upon the drum. When so made the hose will be completely wound about the drum without passing over any portion of the hose with the device as the hose alignment is traversed in the reeling operation. The central shaft 13 also extends through gusset plates 141-, secured to the side frames 1 and 2. Each of the gusset plates has a slot 15 disposed therein into which the shaft 13 extends and is slidably and rotatably disposed therein. Disposed about the shaft 13 and adjacent either end thereof are wheels 16. The wheels 16 are in registerable alignment with the wheels 7. The wheels 16 are iXedly secured to the side wall members of the reel. The slot 15 has a return 1'? disposed therein and when the shaft 13 is placed within the return 17, the wheels 16 are out of engagement` with the wheels 7, the rcel is held against rotation in either direct-ion, but when the shaft 18 is placed wi thin the slot 15, the engagement of the wheels 16 are. permitted with the wheels 7 and the total weight of the hose reel and the hose is disposed'upon the wheels 16 and the wheels 7. The contacting of the wheel 7 with the supporting medium and the movement of the same across the supporting medium, rotates the wheel 7 and in turn drives the wheel 16 thereby rotating the hose reel. 1f the hose is to be unwound from the hose reel, the device is transported to the farthest point which the sprinkler nozzle head 1S, is to be 1 used, is released from the locking bracket 19 and the return of the device to the source of supply of the water, unwinds the hose from the reel, so that the water connection may be made. After the sprinkling operation has been completed, the hose may be wound upon the reel by the passing of the hose for at least one turn about the reel and then retracing the hose with the device thereby automatically reeling the hose upon the reel.

The primary purpose in making the side walls of the hose reel of two rectangular members, as illustrated in Fig. 4, is to form a locking notch between the corners of the side wall members 20 and 21, so that the shaft 13 may be made to engage the return slot 17; in so doing the corners 20 and 21 of the side wall members of the reel are made to engage between the spreader bar 5, thereby preventing the rotation of the reel, and at the same time raising the driven wheel 16 free and clear from the driving wheel 7. A supporting bracket 22 is disposed and outwardly eX- tends from the side frames 1 and 2 that acts as a support for the assembled device. The bracket 22 maintains the device in an upright position, as illustrated in Fig. 1. The lower ends 23 of the side frame members 1 and 2 act as supporting members in conjuction with the bracket 22 to maintain the assembled device in a relatively upright position.

While the form of mechanism herein shown and described is admirably adapted to fulfill the objects primarily stated, it is to be understood that it is not intended to confine the invention to the one form of embodiment herein shown and described, as it is susceptible of embodiment in various forms, all coming within the scope of the claims which follow.

What I claim is:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair o-f frame members, spreader bars disposed between the frame members and secured thereto, gusset plates secured to the lower ends of the frame members, said plates having hook shaped slots, stub shafts, supporting Wheels disposed upon the stub shafts adjacent the lower ends of the frame members, a central shaft rotatably and slidably disposed between the frame members within the slots disposed within the gusset plates, a hose reel secured to the central shaft, said reel having pairs of end members to form V-shaped indentations which act as brakes when the central shaft is placed within the return of the slots and mounting wheels secured to the side of the hose reel in registerable alignment with the supporting wheels disposed adjacent the lower ends of the frame adapted to be placed into and out of engagement with the supporting wheels.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of frame members mounting supporting wheels adjacent their lower ends, spreader bars disposed between the frame elements and secured thereto, gusset plates having slots therein disposed upon the frame elements, return slots terminating one end of the slots, a hose reel shaft disposed within the slots and adapted for rotation within the slots and for slidable movement within the slots, a hose reel having pairs of end members to form indentations within the peripheral edge of the side walls of the reel mounted on the hose reel shaft and 'adapted to hold the hose reel against rotation when the hose reel shaft is placed in the return of the slots by coming in contact with a spreader bar of the frame, and wheels mountedupon the hose reel shaft and secured to the side of the hose reel and in registerable alignment with the supporting wheels and adapted to being rotated by contact with the supporting wheels, substantially as shown and described.

ERIC SVADE. 

